1 Samuel 16:18

16:18 One of his attendants replied, ¹  “I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem ²  who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior ³  and is articulate ⁴  and handsome, ⁵  for the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 16:1

Samuel Anoints David as King

16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. ⁶  Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, ⁷  for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.” ⁸ 

1 Samuel 18:12

18:12 So Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.

[16:18]  ¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[16:18]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:18]  ³ tn Heb “mighty man of valor and a man of war.”

[16:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “discerning of word.”

[16:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “a man of form.”

[16:1]  ⁶ tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

[16:1]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”